NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Director"s Pioneer Award supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator"s research program or elsewhere. Offered by National Institutes of Health; awards $700K; applications due September 9, 2026.
Key Facts
- Funder
- National Institutes of Health
- Award amount
- $700K
- Deadline
- September 9, 2026
- Geography
- United States
- Categories
- Research
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
The NIH Director"s Pioneer Award supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator"s research program or elsewhere. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad...
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.
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